House hearing

Witnesses at a House hearing Tuesday painted two very different pictures of the Hinder the Administration’s Legalization Temptation Act, proposed by Rep. Lamar Smith, which would end the President’s ability to choose which immigration laws to enforce.

Under current law, the executive reserves the right to override certain laws, so the President can step in if “compelling” reason exists to defer a deportation or prioritize one type of immigration enforcement, but Smith’s bill would strip the Obama administration of that ability.